wpForo Forum < 3.1.3 - Subscriber+ Account Status and Reputation Manipulation via Profile Update Mass Assignment
Priority LOW 20CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not restrict which profile fields a member may set when editing their own account, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to write administrator-controlled account-state and reputation fields on their own profile, including self-activating a pending or banned account and forging their forum reputation score.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed wpForo Forum (Unknown): 3.1.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | wpForo Forum | before 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- wpForo Forum VendorUnknown Affected before 3.1.3 Fixed in 3.1.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wpForo Forum (Unknown) Fixed in 3.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-898j-cg5m-8wj7
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-898j-cg5m-8wj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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